[ He's been hearing the same voice on repeat for 4 decades and half, it's awful. Five dreaded meeting theri dad back in the 60s but he still needed to do it to get some sort of closure. It didn't go as expected, no surprise here, but at least Reginald's advice had helped him to save his family. But their father had been different, no quite the vicious and bitter man they grew up with, and thus it didn't feel as meaningful as it should have been. The Reginal they knew was a failure as a parent and as a person. ]
He really was. He even had the gall to keep that awful painting of us hung in the living room. I bet it wasn't to honor our memory but to remind the others to stay in line.
[ Reginald wasn't winning any father of the decade awards, that for sure. But he was gone and they weren't, now his siblings and Five had to learn how to live their own lives without the shadow of their father over them. It was going so-so. ]
Stubbornness also got us back here. So...go, us? [ Also insane amounts of work, desperation, and spilled blood. But those are the things Five doesn't want to think about, nor is he going to remind his other-self. They both already feel worn out, no point in kicking themselves in the teeth. It's obvious enough that they're exhausted in the way the other Five just gives in and sits with him, both boys leaning against each other. ]
Yes, that...that sure is something. [ Five concedes, letting out a huff, the corner of his lips upturning despite himself. Their family had gone through a lot of weird situations, too many to count, and they're used to expect the unexpected. And Yet... ] Rey landing herself Mr. Four of July as a boyfriend took me by surprise, no lie. Klaus is going to go mental once he finds out. I can't wait to witness it.
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He really was. He even had the gall to keep that awful painting of us hung in the living room. I bet it wasn't to honor our memory but to remind the others to stay in line.
[ Reginald wasn't winning any father of the decade awards, that for sure. But he was gone and they weren't, now his siblings and Five had to learn how to live their own lives without the shadow of their father over them. It was going so-so. ]
Stubbornness also got us back here. So...go, us? [ Also insane amounts of work, desperation, and spilled blood. But those are the things Five doesn't want to think about, nor is he going to remind his other-self. They both already feel worn out, no point in kicking themselves in the teeth. It's obvious enough that they're exhausted in the way the other Five just gives in and sits with him, both boys leaning against each other. ]
Yes, that...that sure is something. [ Five concedes, letting out a huff, the corner of his lips upturning despite himself. Their family had gone through a lot of weird situations, too many to count, and they're used to expect the unexpected. And Yet... ] Rey landing herself Mr. Four of July as a boyfriend took me by surprise, no lie. Klaus is going to go mental once he finds out. I can't wait to witness it.